{"id":1919148,"date":"2026-05-05T11:20:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T08:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1919148"},"modified":"2026-05-05T11:20:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T08:20:50","slug":"matt-damon-battles-the-cyclops-in-new-trailer-for-the-odyssey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1919148","title":{"rendered":"Matt Damon battles the Cyclops in new trailer for \u2018The Odyssey\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Matt-Damon-The-Odyssey.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Film News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Matt Damon battles the Cyclops in new trailer for \u2018The Odyssey\u2019<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Christopher Nolan&#8217;s epic arrives in cinema July 17<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Victoria Luxford<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-05T12:20:50+01:00\">5th May 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Matt-Damon-The-Odyssey-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Christopher Nolan The Odyssey\" title=\"Matt Damon The Odyssey\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Matt Damon in &#8216;The Odyssey. CREDIT: Universal Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The latest trailer for Christopher Nolan\u2019s <em>The Odyssey<\/em> has arrived online, showing epic action scenes and an all-star cast.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> \u2018The Odyssey\u2019 could be Christoper Nolan\u2019s biggest blockbuster yet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Matt Damon leads the adaptation of Homer\u2019s epic poem, playing Odysseus, a general making the long and treacherous journey home following victory in the Trojan War. The film is due for release on July 17, and is one of the most anticipated movies of the year. The new preview can be viewed below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The latest trailer opens with Charlize Theron\u2019s character, Calypso, asking Damon\u2019s Odysseus what he remembers. \u201cA wife, a son\u201d he answers, before adding: \u201cand then we won the war\u201d. The trailer then cuts between action scenes such as the famous Trojan Horse attack, and dramatic moments such as Odysseus\u2019 wife Penelope (Anne Hathaway) fending off suitors as she waits for her husband to return.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Odyssey | Official New Trailer\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f_bKjZeJBBI?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Chief among them is the scheming Antinous (Robert Pattinson), established in the clip as the villain of the story. As well as pressuring Penelope to accept that her husband is dead and marry him, he mocks Odysseus\u2019 son, Telemachus (Tom Holland) for believing he will return.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the most exciting moments involve Damon\u2019s hero battling the Cyclops, his armies fighting against rough seas, and Odysseus\u2019 final defiant declaration: \u201cNo-one can stand between me and home, not even the gods\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Zendaya, Lupita Nyong\u2019o, Elliot Page and Jon Bernthal round out the cast for Nolan\u2019s 13th movie, the follow up to 2023\u2019s Oscar-winning <em>Oppenheimer.<\/em> Nolan reunites with several frequent collaborators, with this being his third time working with Hathaway and Damon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last month, Christopher Nolan debuted footage from <em>The Odyssey<\/em> at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, with those in attendance describing what they saw as \u201cmind-blowing\u201d. 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class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The latest trailer for Christopher Nolan\u2019s <em>The Odyssey<\/em> has arrived online, showing epic action scenes and an all-star cast.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> \u2018The Odyssey\u2019 could be Christoper Nolan\u2019s biggest blockbuster yet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Matt Damon leads the adaptation of Homer\u2019s epic poem, playing Odysseus, a general making the long and treacherous journey home following victory in the Trojan War. The film is due for release on July 17, and is one of the most anticipated movies of the year. The new preview can be viewed below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The latest trailer opens with Charlize Theron\u2019s character, Calypso, asking Damon\u2019s Odysseus what he remembers. \u201cA wife, a son\u201d he answers, before adding: \u201cand then we won the war\u201d. The trailer then cuts between action scenes such as the famous Trojan Horse attack, and dramatic moments such as Odysseus\u2019 wife Penelope (Anne Hathaway) fending off suitors as she waits for her husband to return.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Odyssey | Official New Trailer\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f_bKjZeJBBI?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Chief among them is the scheming Antinous (Robert Pattinson), established in the clip as the villain of the story. As well as pressuring Penelope to accept that her husband is dead and marry him, he mocks Odysseus\u2019 son, Telemachus (Tom Holland) for believing he will return.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the most exciting moments involve Damon\u2019s hero battling the Cyclops, his armies fighting against rough seas, and Odysseus\u2019 final defiant declaration: \u201cNo-one can stand between me and home, not even the gods\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Zendaya, Lupita Nyong\u2019o, Elliot Page and Jon Bernthal round out the cast for Nolan\u2019s 13th movie, the follow up to 2023\u2019s Oscar-winning <em>Oppenheimer.<\/em> Nolan reunites with several frequent collaborators, with this being his third time working with Hathaway and Damon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last month, Christopher Nolan debuted footage from <em>The Odyssey<\/em> at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, with those in attendance describing what they saw as \u201cmind-blowing\u201d. Elsewhere, the director confirmed that the film\u2019s running time will be shorter than <em>Oppenheimer<\/em>, which came in at three hours.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/matt-damon-battles-the-cyclops-in-new-trailer-for-the-odyssey-3944113&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Matt-Damon-The-Odyssey.jpg&#8221;] NewsFilm News Matt Damon battles the Cyclops in new trailer for \u2018The Odyssey\u2019 Christopher Nolan&#8217;s epic arrives in cinema July 17 By Victoria Luxford 5th May 2026 Matt Damon in &#8216;The Odyssey. 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